(Wall Street Journal) – For years, hospitals around the world have tried to protect prematurely born babies from life-threatening gut disease by giving them probiotics. Then last month, American hospitals stopped.

The Food and Drug Administration had linked an infant’s recent death to one of the products. It warned doctors about using them in preterm infants without getting agency permission first, and pushed Abbott Laboratories and another major manufacturer, Infinant Health, to stop selling them. (Read More)